Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Mai Komiyama

Kenichi Fujii

Atsushi Date

Akihiro Matsushita

Michio Aizawa

Tomohiro Yano

Masahiro Handa

Katsumasa Tanaka

Shogo Mizuno

Keisuke Morisawa

A method for generating a virtual viewpoint image includes generating, by a first image processing apparatus, first information for generating the virtual viewpoint image based on a first image captured by a first camera, generating, by a second image processing apparatus, second information for generating the virtual viewpoint image based on a second image captured by a second camera; specifying a viewpoint in the virtual viewpoint image; and generating, by a third image processing apparatus, a virtual viewpoint image corresponding to the specified viewpoint using the first information and the second information.

Method for generating virtual viewpoint image and image processing apparatus

An information processing apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect, based on images captured by a first imaging apparatus, a gesture performed by a subject, the first imaging apparatus being among a plurality of imaging apparatuses that includes a second imaging apparatus different from the first imaging apparatus, the second imaging apparatus being configured to be controlled based on the gesture performed by the subject, an acquisition unit configured to acquire control information for controlling the second imaging apparatus, the control information being associated with the gesture detected by the detection unit, and a control unit configured to control the second imaging apparatus based on the control information acquired by the acquisition unit.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium

An information processing apparatus includes a computer executing instructions which, when executed by the computer, cause the information processing apparatus to: detect, from among a plurality of image capturing apparatuses, a first image capturing apparatus a state of which is changed from (a) automatic image capturing in which the first image capturing apparatus automatically tracks and captures a first object to (b) manual image capturing in which the first image capturing apparatus captures a second object different from the first object based on an instruction from a user, and cause a second image capturing apparatus from among the image capturing apparatuses other than the first image capturing apparatus to perform the automatic image capturing in which the second image capturing apparatus automatically tracks and captures the first object, in a case where the first image capturing apparatus is detected.

A control apparatus that acquires images from a plurality of cameras performing automatic image-capturing includes a status acquisition unit that acquires an automatic image-capturing status of each of the plurality of cameras, the automatic image-capturing status including information about a current automatic image-capturing target, a recommended camera identification unit that identifies, based on the acquired automatic image-capturing status, a camera from among the plurality of cameras for which manual image-capturing is recommended, and a notification control unit configured to perform control to provide notification a result of the identification by the recommended camera identification unit.

Camera control apparatus capable of acquiring images from a plurality of cameras and performing image-capturing

An information processing apparatus for a system generates a virtual viewpoint image based on image data obtained by performing imaging from a plurality of directions using a plurality of cameras. The information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain a foreground image based on an object region including a predetermined object in a captured image for generating a virtual viewpoint image and a background image based on a region different from the object region in the captured image, wherein the obtained foreground image and the obtained background image having different frame rates, and an output unit configured to output the foreground image and the background image which are obtained by the obtaining unit and which are associated with each other.

Information processing apparatus, image generation method, control method, and storage medium

A control device for a system generates a virtual viewpoint image based on image data obtained by performing imaging from a plurality of directions using a plurality of cameras. The control device includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain game information specifying a type of game which is a target of imaging performed by the plurality of cameras, a storage unit configured to store information for associating the game information obtained by the obtaining unit with setting information of the system, and a setting unit configured to perform a setting process of the system based on the game information obtained by the obtaining unit and the information stored in the storage unit.

Control device, control method, and program

An information processing apparatus for a system generates a virtual viewpoint image based on image data obtained by performing imaging from a plurality of directions using a plurality of cameras. The information processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine a generation method for generating a virtual viewpoint image using the image data from among a plurality of generation methods depending on a situation of imaging using the plurality of cameras, and an output unit configured to output data in accordance with a result of the determination performed by the determination unit.

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Kamakura, Japan

Mai Komiyama